The Down Range Forum

Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: m25operator on June 19, 2007, 11:30:54 PM

Title: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on June 19, 2007, 11:30:54 PM: From books to Movies.

Best movies that exploit our tastes.
Some of my tastes. Definitely not in order.

1) Thief with James Cahn, Actors were trained at Gunsite under uncle Jeff, Guns provided by Guy Hogue.
2) The Wild Bunch
3) Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia.
4) Quigley down under.
5) Red Dawn
6) Tombstone
7) Black Hawk down.
8) Die hard 1.
9) We were soldiers.
10) Assault on Precinct 13 the original.
11) The final option.
12) Death hunt with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin. if you've never seen this, you'll be surprised.
13) Saving private Ryan.
14) Under siege #1
15) My name is nobody, ( comedy)
16) Marked for death.
17) The unforgiven.
18) The last kiss goodnight, another sleeper with Geena Davis.
19) Out for justice.
20) Above the law.
Most John Wayne films ever done. etc......

Give me some of your sleeper favorites. Share an share alike.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 20, 2007, 03:45:27 AM: Silverado, Open Range
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Moosedog on June 20, 2007, 06:58:19 AM: Western - Open Range (maybe my favorite all-time movie)
The Long Riders
The Searchers
Legends Of The Fall
A River Runs Through It (not really a western but it's set in the west ;))
War - Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
A Bridge Too Far
We Were Soldiers
Gettysburg
Red Dawn
Action - The Way of the Gun (great shootout!)
Heat (another great shootout)
Above the Law
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: 2HOW on June 20, 2007, 09:37:55 AM: Navy Seals,Tombstone (Val Kilmer),Dirty Harry,Dawns Early light, Just a few off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: DonWorsham on June 20, 2007, 09:51:58 AM: 100 greatest American films of all time...tonight 8PM Eastern on CBS.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: gunman42782 on June 20, 2007, 04:22:13 PM: My favorite movie of all time is The Outlaw Josie Wales starring Clint Eastwood.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on June 20, 2007, 05:07:07 PM: You guys have either missed or have yet to see the top NUMBER#1 gun movie of all time:

Last Man Standing, staring Bruce Willis and a couple of 1911's with a table full of mags, set in prohibiition.

Way of the Gun was awsome also. The Man on Fire remake w/ Denzel Washington. I can think of many MANY more but
!!!!!!!!!!!!Last Man Standing is the BEST ;D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tex
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Moosedog on June 21, 2007, 06:29:21 AM: I forgot about Man On Fire. Excellent movie! Outlaw Josey Wales is another excellent western. "I ain't yer pa, boy!" ;D
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: USMC5811 on June 22, 2007, 12:55:33 AM: Reservoir Dogs.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on June 22, 2007, 08:21:18 AM: Quote from: USMC5811 on June 22, 2007, 12:55:33 AM
Reservoir Dogs.

Very good, but if we are going ol' school than how about "Taxi" with Robert DeNeiro, the first "are you talking to me, well I'm the only one here so you must be" then dryfire at the mirror. Ah even hollywood knows which is the best form of pratice. ;)
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 22, 2007, 09:06:53 AM: Quote from: texcaliber on June 22, 2007, 08:21:18 AM
Very good, but if we are going ol' school than how about "Taxi" with Robert DeNeiro, the first "are you talking to me, well I'm the only one here so you must be" then dryfire at the mirror. Ah even hollywood knows which is the best form of pratice. ;)

I liked the little derringer on the drawer slide!
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on June 22, 2007, 09:22:39 AM: Quote from: Hazcat on June 22, 2007, 09:06:53 AM
I liked the little derringer on the drawer slide!
OH YEAH. That was cool man. I forgot about that, now I have a reason to watch it.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: normal on June 22, 2007, 08:22:14 PM: Quote from: Moosedog on June 21, 2007, 06:29:21 AM
I forgot about Man On Fire.

Which one? The original (Scott Glenn) or the remake (Denzel Washington)?
I also liked Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They were trained by a former Navy Seal as the technical advisor. They actually went through a kill house together (Pitt and Jolie) with live weapons for their training.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Moosedog on June 23, 2007, 05:41:42 AM: That's who was in the original Man On Fire! I was thinking James Caan for some reason. I only saw a few minutes of the original. Seemed pretty much like the Denzel one, which I liked wuite a bit. Reservoir Dogs is another excellent movie. I need to see that one again.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: 52449 on June 23, 2007, 07:42:33 AM: Reservoir. I like the film a lot but the ear... I just do not like the ear!
Don't forget Tom Horn. Not the gun fight film some others are but
I like it. Maybe because I have family from around the same area he
hung out. Sounds like he was the kind of guy that could have done
what he was accused of.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 23, 2007, 07:42:46 AM: No particular order;

Shadow Riders

The Sacketts

Crossfire Trail
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 23, 2007, 07:45:26 AM: Quote from: 52449 on June 23, 2007, 07:42:33 AM
Reservoir. I like the film a lot but the ear... I just do not like the ear!
Don't forget Tom Horn. Not the gun fight film some others are but
I like it. Maybe because I have family from around the same area he
hung out. Sounds like he was the kind of guy that could have done
what he was accused of.

I liked the 1980 film with Steve McQueen about Tom Horn.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on June 23, 2007, 08:12:08 AM: Another good movie is Boondock Saints. 8)
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Squibby on June 23, 2007, 12:42:23 PM: B - movie
"Army of Darkness" staring Bruce Campbell

Best quote
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun"
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 23, 2007, 09:08:05 PM: Quote from: Squibby on June 23, 2007, 12:42:23 PM
B - movie
"Army of Darkness" staring Bruce Campbell

Best quote
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun"

Absolutely! How could I have missed that one. "This is my BOOM stick. and so help me the next one of you Neanderthals that so much as touches me ...."
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Walter45Auto on June 24, 2007, 03:10:19 PM: I like Desperado. (I wonder how he carried his ruger P90's up his sleeves.)
Commando
Nearly any John Wayne
Sniper
The Substitute
Heat
Enemy At the Gates
Mr & Mrs Smith
the Punisher (I've watched it 3 times in the last 4 days.)
Beverly Hills Cop movies
Lethal Weapon Movies
the Mummy
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Eric S on June 24, 2007, 07:35:37 PM: All mentioned are great.
A couple of others not yet listed that are on my list of favorites:

Quick and the Dead - Sharon Stone wearing a six gun and smoking up the screen! ;)
Magnificent Seven - Seven Cool Gunslingers 8)
Band of Brothers - not a cinema release, but an excellent mini series.
Terminator I and II
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on June 24, 2007, 09:35:00 PM: Squibby and Hazcat, near an dear to my heart, " ARMY OF DARKNESS", HAVE YOU SEEN " BUBBA HO-TEP" another Bruce Campbell winner??
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Squibby on June 24, 2007, 10:12:25 PM: Quote from: m25operator on June 24, 2007, 09:35:00 PM
Squibby and Hazcat, near an dear to my heart, " ARMY OF DARKNESS", HAVE YOU SEEN " BUBBA HO-TEP" another Bruce Campbell winner??

NO!!! It's hard to believe you'll find "Army of Darkness" located in the horror section of the video store. Where would I find "Bubba Ho-Tep? I LOVE BRUCE CAMPBELL, he's such a nutcase.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on June 24, 2007, 11:19:11 PM: I think you would find it in next to " army of darkness" another horror comedy. If your local video store does'nt have it , look around. If you liked AOD, you'll like " bubba ho-tep" Bruce plays an aged Elvis who got out of the mainstream, and his impersonator is the one who died on the toilet. Living in a retirement home in east Texas, with the lone ranger, and JFK, SPECIAL GUEST STAR THAT ONLY A FEW WILL RECOGNIZE, REGGIE BANNISTER. THAT'S A TRIVIA QUESTION. They fight the forces of evil against a long expired mummy. Ho-tep. who's been waiting at the bottom of a Texas creek. Enjoy
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on June 25, 2007, 07:31:40 AM: Quote from: m25operator on June 24, 2007, 11:19:11 PM
I think you would find it in next to " army of darkness" another horror comedy. If your local video store does'nt have it , look around. If you liked AOD, you'll like " bubba ho-tep" Bruce plays an aged Elvis who got out of the mainstream, and his impersonator is the one who died on the toilet. Living in a retirement home in east Texas, with the lone ranger, and JFK, SPECIAL GUEST STAR THAT ONLY A FEW WILL RECOGNIZE, REGGIE BANNISTER. THAT'S A TRIVIA QUESTION. They fight the forces of evil against a long expired mummy. Ho-tep. who's been waiting at the bottom of a Texas creek. Enjoy

Thanks M25! Bubba Ho-Tep sounds like a perfect Bruce Campbell movie!

As far as your trivia question....well I cheated and looked him up. I would not have known him as I am not really a fan of horror.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Shawn S on June 25, 2007, 08:42:23 AM: Among many listed I would add "Lord of War" to the list of good gun movies. To me it was one of those movies that I liked, yet in some way felt uneasy about liking it. It was wierd, can't explain why.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: someguy on June 25, 2007, 01:23:22 PM: I never got around to seeing it, so I guess this is more of a question than opinion, but did anyone here see/enjoy 'SWAT'? Seemed like some good gun porn from the preview...
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Snake45 on June 25, 2007, 01:30:31 PM: Pikers! Has no one yet mentioned the best gun movie of all time, The Getaway, the original with Steve McQueen?

Big ups to whoever mentioned the original Assault on Precinct 13, though. ;)
Title: Re: Movies!! comes out tomorrow
Post by: m25operator on June 25, 2007, 07:53:09 PM: Just so you'll know, In my area, " shooter " comes out tomorrow.

You guys and girls have reminded me of many movies to watch again, and some to seek out. COOL!!!
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on June 25, 2007, 11:50:52 PM: I'm not replying to my own post, but as I was watching " death hunt" tonight and seeing your post's. Several more came up.

1) Lone wolf Mc Quade.
2) Hard target.
3) The Big red 1>
4) The quick and the dead, with Sam Elliot and Kate Capshaw.
5) The Jackal. original and with Bruce Willis.
6) Nevada Smith, with Brian Keith, Steve McQueen, Carl Malden, Martin Landau, powerful story.
7) Jeremiah Johnson.
8) Escape from New York.
9) Cobra.
10) Invasion USA, BEST MUZZLE FLASH MOVIE.
11) Lonesome Dove, with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Du Vaul.
12) Grosse Point Blank ( comedy )
13) Dusk til dawn, " may have already been mentioned.

Not gun related, but stong movies,
The emperor of the North Pole, with Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine, Hobo's and Train personell on a brutal level.

The Jack Bull, personal sacrifice in the name of justice, whoo, cold and hard. With one of my favorite B actors, LQ Jones.

I'm sure more will come up, as I screen your suggestions, I'm going to start cataloguing, these for future reference.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on June 27, 2007, 09:06:35 PM: Watched a good movie last night called "End of Days" with Arnie saying a great one-liner "....I'll stick with my Glock 9mm!" 8)
For once I total agree. :o
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: bluesman001 on July 01, 2007, 12:28:45 PM: Young Guns 1/2
The Rock
Maverick
Terminator movies
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Enemy at the Gates
Wyatt Earp

Totally love: Quigley, Army of Darkness, Tombstone, Black Hawk Down (close to home for me - I was on float to Somalia in 1994), Saving Private Ryan....
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on July 01, 2007, 08:25:40 PM: Squibby and Hazcat, have you seen Bubba Ho Tep yet?
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Hazcat on July 02, 2007, 06:46:15 AM: Quote from: m25operator on July 01, 2007, 08:25:40 PM
Squibby and Hazcat, have you seen Bubba Ho Tep yet?

Haven't had a chance to get to the store yet but it is at the TOP of my list.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: 9mmhpfan on July 02, 2007, 03:26:03 PM: I would vote for a the orginal "The Wild Geese" with Richard Burton, Roger Moore, and Richard Harris. It is one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: m25operator on July 02, 2007, 09:57:23 PM: 9mmhpfan, I had forgotten about wild geese. Excellent.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: mnshooter on July 02, 2007, 10:28:41 PM: What, no BLACKHAWK DOWN !
Also, watch the shootout in "HEAT" in a good surround sound system.
(Just pretend you don't notice all the rounds fired at store windows with no broken glass)
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 02, 2007, 11:18:11 PM: Quote from: mnshooter on July 02, 2007, 10:28:41 PM
What, no BLACKHAWK DOWN !
Also, watch the shootout in "HEAT" in a good surround sound system.
(Just pretend you don't notice all the rounds fired at store windows with no broken glass)

I thought that they all had bulletproof lexan? ;D
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: MikeO on July 06, 2007, 01:27:02 AM: Heat
Way of the Gun
Extreme Prejudice (Nick Nolte plays a Joaquin Jackson type Texas Ranger w a Wild Bunch finale)
Streets of Fire
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 06, 2007, 10:24:05 AM: The Transformers movie is great. Michael Bay did his thing and Napalmed Everything. LOTS of action, funny one liners, and very nastalgic for me. At one point early in movie Ms. Tex looked over an said "this movie is great, I didnt think I would like it" ....... she got a big ol' shhhhhush from me! ;)
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Bill Stryker on July 07, 2007, 05:59:10 PM: I watched Shooter last night. It was based on Stephen Hunter's Point of Impact -- great book for a gun guy. The movie was good for a gun guy too. The story was changed to bring it into a more current setting. Gunny Bob Lee Swagger in the book was a Vietnam vet. In the movie he was a vet from some imaginary Horn of Africa affair. So the rifles were more current and interesting as well. You should like it.

I would hope to see more of Hunter's books in film. Especially when shown as the period pieces they were written to be.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: MightyQuinn on July 07, 2007, 07:09:17 PM: Way of the Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies. The opening scene with Sarah Silverman kills me everytime.
What about Jesse "The Body" Ventura in the original Predator movie?
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 07, 2007, 09:10:51 PM: Quote
In the movie he was a vet from some imaginary Horn of Africa affair.

Imaginnnnaaaarrrry, ya hmmm, errrrr, yo no hablo or something like that. :)
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Bill Stryker on July 08, 2007, 12:47:01 PM: tex,
It was not a Black Hawk Down affair in the Shooter movie. You need to see the movie. It is a good B movie with lots of good sniper action and explosions.
Have you read any of Hunter's books? They are all good.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 08, 2007, 03:48:10 PM: Quote from: Billstryker on July 08, 2007, 12:47:01 PM
tex,
It was not a Black Hawk Down affair in the Shooter movie. You need to see the movie. It is a good B movie with lots of good sniper action and explosions.
Have you read any of Hunter's books? They are all good.
It was my poor crack at a joke but............ anyway have been trying to make time because I own the movie and have yet to sit down and watch it. Its still in its wrapping somewhere. :-[ As for the Hunter books , others have recommended this author and I will have to look into some of them after this years bowling pin season is over. So i am making a future must read check list if there are some better then others which you would recommend. NO MATTER IF THE DOWNFALL OF CIVILIZATION COMES .......... next I am reading "All Night Radio" ASAP.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: ratcatcher55 on July 22, 2007, 03:03:28 PM: "next I am reading "All Night Radio" ASAP."

I finished All Night Radio last week while away at a training course.
Very entertaining, good characters, nice twists.
I picked up an autographed copy at B&N out of print website. I guess "Laura" needed the cash.

We can expect the next novel to be available when?
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 22, 2007, 03:30:55 PM: Quote from: ratcatcher55 on July 22, 2007, 03:03:28 PM
"next I am reading "All Night Radio" ASAP."

I finished All Night Radio last week while away at a training course.
Very entertaining, good characters, nice twists.
I picked up an autographed copy at B&N out of print website. I guess "Laura" needed the cash.

We can expect the next novel to be available when?

Not soon enough man!
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: hodman on July 24, 2007, 08:52:49 PM: Hell in the Pacific
-A shot-down American pilot finds his way to a small, unpopulated island where he hopes to find provisions. He soon discovers that he is not alone; there is a Japanese officer marooned on the island also

Its and old one 1968 but Lee Marvin is great watch the alt ending
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: texcaliber on July 25, 2007, 11:47:10 AM: -"They Live" w/Rody Rody Piper
-"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" w/ Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson

The two of these movies just grow on ya and will soon become a favoite.

Tex
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: DonWorsham on July 25, 2007, 12:00:40 PM: Arsenic and Old Lace
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: 2HOW on July 26, 2007, 09:16:29 AM: Tears of the sun Bruce willis, good SF movie
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Fred74 on July 26, 2007, 08:47:53 PM: How about the movie Shooter, with Mark Wahlberg as the main character.This movie was adapted from a book.
Title: Re: Movies!!
Post by: Bill Stryker on July 27, 2007, 11:18:34 AM: Fred74,
See page 3, of Movies. I watched Shooter and posted that it was a good show for gun guys. You should like it.

Bill